Gundam: From Piece to Player

It makes sense, at least for those who were rescued, doesn't it?

My nose suddenly felt sore, and my vision gradually blurred.

"Senior, please believe me, your efforts will not be forgotten by history."

Sally gently pulled his head close, letting him lean on her shoulder, and patted his back softly with her hand.

A few days before this operational meeting, Kalmar convened the core members of Deep Space Industries, not to discuss how to develop more powerful weapons, but to discuss how to carry out a rescue mission.

“It’s too difficult, there’s only a 48-hour window.” Oliver shook his head. “Even if you search the entire side, you can’t find that many lifeboats.”

“There’s no need to transport them elsewhere. Just transport them to the uninhabited colonies on the same side. Keep bringing them back. If that doesn’t work, send another team to collect all the ferry spaceships on the entire side,” Kalmar said.

"Your Excellency, it is impossible. The Dunkirk evacuation during World War II took eight days. Britain mobilized the entire nation and only managed to evacuate 330,000 people, all of whom were well-organized troops."

"The German troops were harassing us from the side," Kalmar offered, somewhat self-deceptively, as an objective reason.

"Don't the Federation forces come to harass us, sir?"

Oliver analyzed unemotionally, "The Federation forces are unaware of your plan. They will inevitably come to SIDE2 to destroy the mass weapons that meet the [fall requirements]. The 101st Division cannot stop the Federation forces while simultaneously launching a countermeasure."

Karma did not refute what he heard; he knew these were all true, and there was no escaping them.

The question now is whether we can come up with a better solution.

But the result was... even with everyone's wisdom, they still couldn't come up with a solution.

Even in the most ideal scenario, if the Federation fleet does not appear and the local government fully cooperates with his actions.

Alice's simulation showed that only 15 people could be evacuated, less than one-tenth of the city's population.

If it's this difficult to relocate the population of a single city, imagine how difficult it is to relocate the population of several cities at the same time.

Gihren will be watching him closely to see if he ultimately destroys the colony.

If a colony with inhabitants were to be hit by a nuclear bomb... would he still be "qualified" to pilot a Gundam?

The meeting ended in a dull atmosphere.

"Brother, you should take a rest. My test shows that your attention and cognitive abilities are declining due to fatigue."

"Alice, can you think of a way?"

“I just asked my owner for help, and she said she had a solution.”

Senior... Karma grasped at a straw, "Where is Senior?"

"She will come to you personally and explain it to you personally."

Chapter 52 Senior's Plan

"Senior."

"Sigh, what's wrong with this all of a sudden?"

As soon as Misaki arrived, Karma couldn't help but pull her into her arms.

"Please give me warmth and strength."

Unbeknownst to her, his embrace also caused Meixi's face to flush red.

"Thank you, senior, I'm alive again." Karma released Misaki a minute later, not forgetting the important matter, "So, what's the solution?"

"It's really hard to get used to someone suddenly becoming so serious."

Meixi coughed and then took out two black cylindrical objects from her pocket.

"These are two colony satellites."

Then, Miki brought the two objects close enough and gently released her fingers.

With a "thud," the two objects stuck together tightly.

The attraction between the two magnets held them together.

“If the colonies are far apart, we can bring them closer,” Meixi said. “We can then customize pipelines and set up temporary passages in the middle, just like docking with the old-fashioned space stations. Once the vehicles have passed and separated, the colonies themselves can move.”

"It was solved so easily?"

"From an engineering perspective, it shouldn't be that simple."

It's not that simple in engineering terms, but it can't be implemented without coming up with this solution.

Karma was still struggling with how to use a vehicle to transport people away because of her preconceived notions from her past life.

However, they overlooked the fact that a space colony is itself a huge space station with its own power source.

By simply building a "bridge" large enough for cars to cross quickly, the transport of goods between the two locations can increase dramatically.

Just like the Channel Tunnel between England and France, which now exists between the two sides of the English Channel, its maximum carrying speed and flow rate are unmatched by ships.

If this tunnel had existed during World War II, the British and French forces could probably have evacuated in just a few hours.

But like many things, the principle is simple, but implementing it in engineering is not a simple task.

We need to make sure all the dimensions, load-bearing capacity, and sealing of this large connector are done properly.

Thanks to the senior student's wisdom, the rescue became possible... and it's not too late.

"Thank you, senior."

After saying that, Karma tried to pick up the communicator to gather the engineers to discuss the plan, as time was of the essence.

But Meixi grabbed her hand.

"What's wrong, senior?"

“Karma-kun,” Misaki looked at him expectantly, “will it just be a verbal thank you?”

Upon hearing this, Karma turned and walked toward the office door, seemingly prioritizing her work above all else.

Meixi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The next moment, Miki, who was looking down, heard the sound of the door closing and the electronic sound of it being locked from the inside.

Karma turned to Misaki and stuck out her tongue. "You got tricked, senpai."

"Kalma!"

Facing Miki rushing towards him.

Karma laughed and dodged away, "Don't rush, let's go to another room."

Karma then led her into a hidden door.

……

After spending this wonderful hour, Miki was finally satisfied.

The two were dressed neatly.

Kalma poured her a cup of hot tea.

Meixi couldn't help but sigh, even though she was older, she was being taken care of so gently by her boy.

As long as you're using your body, your rationality will be diluted by your emotions, but it's not so bad to feel that way occasionally.

Karma was a little embarrassed. "Senior, I will take care of you for the rest of my life, including our future children."

"Why are you suddenly so serious?" Meixi teased him.

Karma shook his head; this was his personal responsibility, and he wouldn't joke about it lightly.

"Have you done the same thing as her?"

"Who?" Karma pretended not to understand.

“Do you know who I’m talking about?” Meixi said. “You two have been dating for a long time, haven’t you? I’ve seen you two being quite close, and I thought I was the third party who was trying to break up your relationship.”

"Our relationship is like a Platonic love, but we get along very well and have never argued..."

"What kind of old married couple's way of getting along?" Meixi found it unbelievable. "You should be careful... She seems to have a lot of secrets about her."

Could it be that the senior is jealous and is talking badly about Sally?

It seems the senior student still cares about her a little.

After relaxing (actually feeling even more tired), Kalmar threw herself back into her work.

With the idea of ​​the connector in place, the subsequent work had a general direction, and the port blueprints of each side colony satellite were also obtained—which was not a secret in itself.

After completing the preparations, Kalmar began to mobilize Deep Space Industries' design team to design the connecting component.

Compared to sophisticated equipment parts, these types of foundation items actually don't involve much technology.

And once the designed model passes simulation testing and proves to be without engineering problems, then all that's needed is to proceed with construction according to the drawings.

Kalmar sent someone to contact Chairman Kabain of AE Company and reserved a construction project order based on the Zabi family's reputation (which would be lost once the war broke out).

The construction cost of a single connector was 100 million, which suddenly saddled the company with a debt of over 2 billion... It can only be said that AE Company is not polite at all when it comes to pricing.

Only after confirming that the components were in good condition did Karma have the confidence to propose to Gihren that he take over the SIDE2 area operation.

By November 1978, Zeon's preparations for war were basically complete.

The Zeon government initiated a series of diplomatic actions.

On the 25th, Dejin Zabi, the head of state of Geon, delivered the Declaration of Independence in parliament.

On the 26th, the Federation Forces Headquarters moved from North America to the Jabro base in South America and, with the approval of the parliament, deployed the Space Force to exercise its right of self-defense, issuing mobilization orders to all Side colonies.

On the same day, the three space cities of SIDE1, SIDE2, and SIDE4 stood clearly on the side of the Federation;

SIDE5: Within Loom, there are two factions: the Federation faction and the Zeon faction. Currently, they are in a state of flux.

SIDE6 (Republic of Leia) has declared its neutrality in the event of a potential war.

The Lunar Free City Cluster, the earliest human settlement established in the Universal Century. Granada, now a Zeon puppet city, has declared its support for Zeon. Other lunar cities have announced the suspension of all civilian flights to and from Earth, maintaining neutrality.

However, as an important industrial base of the Federation and home to large corporations such as Anaheim, von Braun has a Federation military base second in size only to Luna II.

For Zeon, judging friend from foe was not particularly difficult.

However, no hot war has broken out between the two sides, and the foreign ministries of the Federation and Zeon are also making final contact.

It is also the last effort for peace.